ernie252

Thanks. I sent you an e-mail with more info. It was landed off airport and damaged in 1994 and repaired at the factory.

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Quote: RJBrown In today's market rejecting OVER VREF offers is not being a reasonable seller.

BTW, send me a PM with an e-mail address and I will send you the invoices for the O'haul and the R & R (Nov 2007)

Quote: Buster1 "...Seems a little low on total cost for a brand new engine."

Hi, I posted before my intro, hope no one minds. I had to add my 2 cents to the discussion about slipping. I came to Mooney ownership in January 1998 as a result of a new job that required commuting 570NM one way on a weekly basis. After some research I decided that the 252 was the best airplane for the job and nothing ever changed my mind. I did that almost every week for three years, then less often for another couple of years. If anyone is interested, my best time ever was 2:12 t/o to t/d -- do the math. It was an east west commute and unless icing was a problem I did the eastbound/homeward leg in the low to mid 20's. I have now decided that I want a Waco, so the Mooney is f'/s. I will miss it every time I take my shoes off for a 500nm trip or less. I am a former AF helicopter and jet transport pilot, so I have had a wealth of great experiences flying over the years. I consider the Mooney perfect for it's intended mission. Treated with respect and with attention to airspeeds on final the airplane is very easy to fly in my opinion.

Quote: Buster1 Welcome Ernie! Did you just purchase 252ZA? I think I had my eye on that one!

If you read the article it says "aggressive slips" in the K models. I slip my 252 on final frequently, but it is far from an aggressive slip. it's a slip to make small adjustments in airspeed usually, and I also slip into crosswinds. Aggressive isn't defined in the article, but I land a Citabria over trees into a 1300 ft strip regularly. The Mooney slips don't look anything like that, and I would be very uncomfortable slipping a Mooney on final in a 60 deg bank. So the question is, "what's an aggressive slip?"